Lu Jinping and Mr. Gao were drinking and eating while chatting. After a while, they got to the point.

Mr. Gao said: "The Lord saved his daughter's life before, but he didn't charge a penny. Although I recommended you an official position, the Lord's medical skills are enough to be able to hold this position. Logically, I found that an outstanding talent like you should also be recommended to the court. So, after all, you did not get any benefits from me, and I have been feeling uneasy for this. These days I have been thinking about how to repay you well, but I don't have much savings. After buying a land property, I don't have much money left. I can't get a decent reward. At this time, I have a good opportunity to show off my master's skill and get a large reward. Therefore, without the consent of the Lord, I took it for you."

When Lu Jinping heard this, he frowned: "I told you that I became a doctor of medicine. I will not treat people, and I will not teach."

Old Master Gao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, listen to me, you don't need to treat people for this matter, you, a doctor from the state government office, have a face, and the money is yours."

"Can you make money by showing your face? Is there such a good thing?"

Lu Jinping has heard that some officials in modern society can get generous rewards when attending commercial activities or other activities. Unexpectedly, there was such a thing in ancient society.

Old Master Gao smiled and said, "This is the thing. There is a town called Zhoujiazhuang thirty miles outside Tongzhou City. There is a big family named Zhou, who is known as Zhou Yuanwai. He is rich and rich. However, their family has been a businessman for generations, and no one is an official. By chance, he and one of my friends were a fellow villager, so he had met this person several times at his old friend's house. This person was covered in money, vulgarity, and was very elegant. He liked to date literati, especially those who are officials. I don't want to date people like him, but he repeatedly told me through my friends that he wanted to invite me to visit his house and attend his family banquet, and was willing to pay a lot of money.

In fact, just to let me, a relatively high-ranking official, show my face in front of their relatives, he gained face. I used to refuse, but this time I thought that I had never repayed you for saving my daughter's life. It was very coincidental that he discussed with me a few days ago through my friend that his daughter was about to give birth and wanted to invite a doctor from the state government office to deliver his daughter to his daughter. He was willing to pay 40,000 cents to thank him. I immediately thought of you, you are a doctor of the yamen and a dignified baron of the founding county. You just need some money to pay off your debts. I wonder if you are willing to show off your face and earn 40,000 cents?"

Speaking of this, Mr. Gao felt that his words sounded awkward, as if he was saying that Lu Jinping had paid for the money to go to socialize with a merchant who was disliked, and quickly explained: "Actually, I thought of asking you to go, not all for money. There is another important reason, that is, her daughter is about to give birth, and her husband suddenly died at this time. The couple fell in love with each other, and the woman cried day and night, couldn't think of tea and food, so she was extremely weak. Wen Po said that her physical strength was afraid that it would be difficult to give birth before delivery, so it was best to ask the doctor in advance, just in case. I thought that you were skilled in medical skills. If his daughter was serious about giving birth, maybe you could treat it. I recommended you, but it was not entirely for you to show your face and earn his 40,000 yuan."

Lu Jinping not only smiled bitterly, but no wonder Mr. Gao became a high-ranking official but did not save much money. It turned out that he was too upright and would not speak in a roundabout way. Fortunately, he heard his words before. If someone else had changed, he would be afraid that he would turn against him on the spot.

I am from modern society and have no prejudice against merchants. I even think that merchants have the ability and can only do business and make a lot of money, and I will look up to it. It is exactly the opposite of the Tang Dynasty's concept of despising merchants, so I don't think that going to a merchant's house to show up and help his daughter take care of childbirth is a loss. If you can earn 40,000 yuan this way, you can pay off all your debts in one fell swoop. What's wrong with such a thing? It's best to have it every day to have it.

So Lu Jinping smiled and said, "I agree to this."

Old Master Gao was frustrated that he had said this before, for fear that Lu Jinping would not be willing to agree to this matter because of his words, which would be counterproductive. He used this matter to repay Lu Jinping, but it ruined his face and backfired. He was frustrated while he was frustrated. He was frustrated and did not hesitate at all. He then put the stone in his heart down. He smiled and said, "It's great. In fact, this Zhou Yuanwai is not very annoying. He speaks funny and has a wide range of friends. He has a good relationship with him."

"What do I need to do? Are there any specific requirements?"

Old Master Gao hurriedly said: "There are no specific requirements. It's just that you can show your face in front of their relatives to give him a long face. Although her daughter may have a difficult childbirth, he has invited the best women in Tongzhou to take charge of the delivery. There is no problem. Therefore, your daughter doesn't need your help at all. Therefore, I said earlier that this is the reason why you don't need to treat someone for this errand. Of course, his son-in-law died unexpectedly and was having funerals at home, which may make him cry and affect his mood. However, when his daughter is born safely and has a wedding banquet, you can go home, and there is no need to pay attention to it."

Lu Jinping was a little surprised: "Why did his son-in-law hold a funeral at his house when he died? Could it be that he is the son-in-law who comes to the house?"

Old Master Gao nodded: "Yes, this Zhou Yuanwai is similar to me, and he only has one daughter, so he found a son-in-law to inherit the incense. But this son-in-law is not very good at drinking, and is addicted to alcohol. He is even more greedy than seeing his father. He doesn't have enough wine and drinks. He often gets drunk. As a result, something happened. After a crazy meal two days ago, he was drunk to death. It's really funny. Although the son-in-law was very unbearable, his daughter was deeply in love with his husband, and she was sad and crying for this. She didn't want to eat for a few days. It was really pitiful."

Lu Jinping was shocked. Drinking alcohol can make people drunk and die. This is easy to understand in modern society. After all, modern society is basically high in wine, but in ancient times, it can also make people drunk and die. This shows how greedy this person is.

This matter was decided, and Mr. Gao was very happy. He raised his glasses frequently and drank very happily.

It was late at night that the banquet ended.

Old Master Gao stood up shakingly and said, "I'll send someone to tell Yuanwai that you have agreed to this matter tomorrow. He will send someone to the mansion to pick you up immediately. I will be responsible for handling the debts you owe. Only half of the usury loan is paid. The 40,000 yuan given by Yuanwai is enough to pay off all your debts and some remaining ones. I will collect all your loan receipts for you. I will handle this matter, so don't worry."

Lu Jinping is very grateful to this old man Gao. Although he had an unhappy relationship with him before, now he is thinking about himself everywhere and helps him introduce such a good opportunity to make money. He can pay off all the debts he owes in one fell swoop, and end his own worries so that he will not be bothered by these things again. Lu Jinping bowed sincerely and said, "Thank you, Mr.!"

Old Master Gao laughed and bowed and said, "Sir Lu, you will be your own people in the future, so you don't have to be so disgusted!"

The next afternoon, Old Master Gao paid off the debt for Lu Jinping, collected all the loan notes and sent them to Lu Jinping's mansion. Lu Jinping burned all the loan notes with fire. Seeing that the loan notes turned into ashes, he felt very comfortable. He was really debt-free and light, and he felt very good.

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